What is the slope of the tangent line to the graph of y=x+1/x at x=2? What is the y-intercept of this tangent line?

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Section4.1: Techniques For Finding Derivatives
Problem 42E: At what point on the graph of fx=-5x2+4x-2 is the slope of the tangent line 6?
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What is the slope of the tangent line to the graph of y-x+1/x at x-2?
What is the y-intercept of this tangent line?
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